How To Reduce Anxiety With These Super Foods
Anxiety is something that can get the best of even the most calm and serene people, its more common than not and is something that can be combatted with even the simplest of things, like a change in diet. Now, I’m not saying that changing your eating patterns is a quick and easy fix to end all anxiety but in some cases, switching things up ca, definitely improve levels of anxiety in some people. There are quite a few foods that can absolutely increase stress and anxiety but here are a few that can help you feel a little less anxious.
Turkey and Chicken
White meat includes an amino acid called tryptophan that is said to have a positive effect on stress and can actually help your brain produce ‘feel-good’ chemicals. That said, adding some chicken or turkey every few days into your meal plan might be a good idea to help reduce levels of stress and anxiety. Think about Christmas dinner when everyone seems to be in a Turkey coma, that is caused by the amino acid releasing levels of serotonin and essentially making everyone calm and happy.
Banana
Bananas also carry levels of the amino acid, tryptophan which means that snacking on a potassium filled banana can make you a happier person. A banana a day could keep the anxiety away, or lower it anyways.
Chamomile or Rooibos Tea
Drinking herbal teas is known to be a calming agent and help even the most jittery people relax a little. Next time you’re feeling overwhelmed, mix up a hot mug of chamomile and feel your body relax with each sip. Also, the teas will not make you sleepy, and studies suggest a positive effect on stress relief and anxiety.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is filled with fibre and nutrients that help you improve health and essentially feel better about yourself, resulting in an easier fight against anxiety. Our favourite nutty butter also contains substances, like a chemical for the brain that stabilize a person’s mood. Also known as a comfort food, the physical or emotional response might help a person deal with anxiety.
Leafy Greens
Didn’t mom always say it’s important to eat your greens? Leafy greens contain antioxidant which helps your body fight against high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar. Plus, most greens contain a high level of rich vitamins and mineral content which creates the super food against anxiety.
Citrus
Full of alkalizing and detoxifying agents, citrus fruits are a super food that if added into water is extremely beneficial first thing in the morning. The high levels of vitamin C is said to lower blood pressure and help stabilize anxiety and stress. However, this doesn’t necessarily apply for commercially produced orange juices, these juices are high in sugar and will likely have the opposite effect.
Avocados
These deliciously green super food fruits are very good for you and have nutritional properties that will help reduce levels of stress. Avocados are a really good source of anti-inflammatory and blood sugar stabilizing fatty acids that can reduce blood sugar spikes that cause anxiety and can be pretty good for your cardiovascular system and heart.
Dark Chocolate
The level of sugar in chocolate is a huge dependant on how good or bad for you it really is, obviously. As we know, milk chocolate is flooded with sugars and unhealthy oils that are pretty bad for your health. However, dark chocolate can actually be fairly good for you and your mood. Dark chocolate contains high levels of stress-reducing magnesium and a natural physical and mental relaxant called I-theanine. The higher percentage of dark chocolate the more it will help you combat stress and anxiety
